Toy cannon.



T. R. ARDEN.

TOY CANNON.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 16. I918.

Patented July 2, 1918.

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GUTTENBERG, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR T ARDEN.

MANUFACTURING CORPORATION,.OF GUTTENBERG, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORA- 'rron or new YORK.

Toall whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS RAYMOND i ARDEN, a citizensof the United States of America .residing at Guttenberg, in the county of Hudson, State of New Jersey, have invented'certain new and useful Improvements in ToysOannons, of which the following is a specification.

Myinvention relates to a toy cannon, oapable of rapidly discharging a series of projectiles, such as wooden balls or the like.

I "The principal object of the invention is to provid a simply Constructed toy of this character, which maybe easily operated by a child without danger of injury toitself. A preferredembodiment-of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying draw- LPFigure l' is asubstantially central vertical sectional view through my improved toy'cannon;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof; and F ig. 3 is a fragmentary vertical sectional. viewon the 1-ine3'3of Fig. 1.

The toy is preferably made in a formto closely resemble-a real cannon, and comprises a carriage which consists of the base 1 0 and the sides-11,suitablyinterconnected nisn'i employed in discharging the w projec- Slidablymountedin the bore of thebarrel isua plunger 16, having therein approximately eentralIy -an elongated slot 17 throughwhich"a pin .18 projects. The pin =18 traverses and is secured in the bore of the gun barrel intermediate its ends, and its function is to limit the extent of protraction of the plunger 16. vInterposed between the rear of the plunger-116 and the-solid-part of v the barrel, and housed'within the bore, is a cones SpringYIQwhich'is placed under com+ pression when the plunger is retracted with- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 16, 1918.

TOY CANNON.

Patented July 2, 1918-. Serial No. 212,003.

in the barrel. The rear end of the plunger is preferably ta )ered or pointed, while the front end is preferably flat. The pin 18 also limits the extent of retraction of the plunger in the barrel, thereby preventing the spring 19 from being subjected to excess1ve compression.

Superimposed 0n the upper part of the front end of thcbarrel is a magazine 20, adapted to receive the projectiles 21, here shown in the form of wooden spheres. The front end of the magazine is open, and its floor 20 inclines rearwardly and stops short at an opening 22 near the forward end of the barrel, through which opening the spheres 21 fall into the bore in front. of the plunger 16. The spheres are fed into the magazine through the front end thereof, and to prevent the spheres from falling out of the magazine an angular spring 23 is placed at the mouth thereof. The upstanding inclined arm of the spring is depressed when a sphere is forced past the same info the magazine, but when the pressure of the sphere is removed from this arm it will rise and block escape of the spheres through the magazine mouth. The rear wall of the magazine is preferably forwardly inclined from the bottom to the top, to direct the spheres 21 into and through the opening 22. Near itsfrontend the lower part of the barrel is provided with a slot 24 into which projects the hooked end25 of an operating rod 25, the rear end of which is formed as a ring or finger hold 25". The operating rod sufficiently long to extend from the front to the rear of the barrel, and passes through and is longitudinally movablein a slot'26 formed in the block 14 immediately under the lowerface of the solid rear part of the barrel 15. Apart ofthe rod 25 adjacent to the hooked end 25*is formed as a relatively short incline 25 and is adapted to move back and forth overthe surface of an inclined guide bracket27, securedto the barrel15 ac jacent therear end' of the slot 24. When the rod 25 is moved rearwardly, coaction of parts 25 and 27 will lower the hook 25, while during the -forwardmovement of therod the hook will beelevated.

The opposite side facesof the blocklt, near its rear end, are provided with sockets 28 for the reception of ball bearings 29, and communicating with each socket is a groove 30 containing a coiled spring 31 having a V holding the finger piece 25 In this posi- 7 fiat face of the plunger 16, but'asthe-innormaltendency to force the ball 29 out of the adjacent socket 28. The balls 29 yielding'ly engage the curved depressions 12 and hold the barrel in adjusted'position rela tively to the carriage.

The device operates in the following ner :-Assuming all the balls'21 to have been;

discharged,the forward portion, or the bore 15 will be empty and the spring, 19 will" force the'plunger toward the mouth of the barrel closing the openin 22. As the plune ger moves forwardit wil also move the rod forward unless the latter is restrained by tion of the parts the balls-are fed. intothe magazine 20. The operatin rod'is then pulled rearwardly whereby, tie plunger 16 is retracted, compressing 'the'spring 19. For a portion of the distance the rod 25 travels. rearwardly in a, true rectilinearpath, the hook 25 being inengagement with the front "clined portion 25- of the operating rod reaches the guide 27 the hook 25 ismoved down almost out of the path'of the plunger and the coiledspring 19 is free to distend and 1 urgeothe plunger forward in the -bore:15%.

30 I so. that when the=plunger moves forward it dischargesthe ball in its path through the vDuring th'ej'retra'ction of the plunger; 1 the opening 22 was uncovered permitting a ball '21 to pass from the magazine'into the bore,

barrelmouth :In' Fig; 1 the parts are shown in the; positions they assume just before a ball is discharged, v

It-will be obvious that but one ball at. a

- time-falls into the boreinto the patho fthe plunger, and the gun may be discharged or repeated'in rapid succession as frequently as balls are supplied to the gun barrel.

. f The gun barrel, structureias a whole is capable of being swungintheiarc of a circle movable;intogandoutiof-the pathofthef'orepics of vflats:patentLiniayi, be; obtained; 1

on the trunnions '13 as pivots. The barrel is yielding ly held in angularly adjusted position by the balls 29 being pressed into-the depressions 12 in the side members 11.

'WhatIjclaim as new and desire rto'secure by LettersiPatent is'zf :7. -T p 1. A toy cannon, comprisinga barrel having a bore therein, a1plunger'reciprocablein faceliof lcjplunger, I

tilineallyl movable rodihaving: a crooked end:

ward face of the? plunger.

cable rod having a portionmov V out of contact with the plunger, and a guide adjacent said barrel for confininglthemove-f i'm'ent ofthebody of said rodin' a path sub:

hooked end glide during movementiofthe signaturein presenceof two witnesses},

cents eaeh by addressing tne' f cominissioner of Yatents, .1: rlw ii g nfnf' I i'lf: I i i 7 3. A toy cannon, comprising a barrel having a bore therein, a plunger reciprocablein said bore, plunger ouacnn neans, plungre pr i able Into and ger retracting means compr sing stantiallyfparallelgtotheaxisrof said-barrel.

41. A toy cannon, comprising a barrelhav: ing a bore therein, aplunger reciprocable inisaid bore, compressible means for protracting the plungerpplunger retracting means comprising a rod "having, a hooked an inclined portion adjacentsfsaidfihooked end, and agu-ide alongwhich fsaid'i nclined portion is adapted to glide during IIIOYQ-h end to engage theface of; the; plunger and: I

ment of the rod to :elevate orr lower said 7 o. A toy cannon, compr slng a carriage, a

gun". barrel pivotally carried thereby, and

ball bearings interposed between the. barrel and carriage to hold the barreliin angularly adjusted position;

6. Atoy-cannon,comprising a carriage 111-,

eluding side members having a'serie's ofl de I 90. ported by said{ carriage, and ball bearings carriedzby said barrel and'adaptedtoxenga'g'e :j

pr'essions therein, a barrel pivotally sups said depressions to hold the barrelyin larly adjusted'position 7. A toy cannon, comprising: a; carriage including side members havinga-series of' depressions therein, a barrel: pivotallysup ported by said carriage, and'o'ppositely V I posed, spring" pressedballs-(interposed: be-g tween the barrel and the carriage and adapt-e d 0 n r saicldepressions ito'hold; the bar-i.

rel in 'angularl'y. adjusted? position}; v

, 8. A toycann0n-, compr1s1ng acarriaga; a? barrel pivotally supported therebyfsaid bars: I rel having apbo're therein and'an'opening communicatingwith,said-:bore,-a mag aZinei superimposed on the-'barrelfland j-havingan f inclined floor for directing projectilesi 15o;-

said opening, ar'plungerreciprocable insaid' bore, a coiled spring. a rearI of: said rpluni ger andfadaptedj tol protractj; the, "sjamefan I per gjrod for? the plunger vhavinga 5 3 7 hooked end to engage the face-of thejplun 1 which said: inclinedf portion} is 1 jjadapted zto 0'1 ower sa dhoo ed end e1 In testimony whereof" have afiiiiedfmy' THOMASZRAYM OND ARDEN fWitnesses: Glamor FRA C v B R MUT LLERQ ger" andvanxinclined portionindjacent:said hooked end, and an 'inclinedguide'"along, 

